# tailwindlabs/tailwindcss-container-queries

A plugin for Tailwind CSS v3.2+ that provides utilities for container queries.

Repository: https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss-container-queries
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tailwindcss-container-queries
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-05-12T14:51:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 60/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 82, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1421, "days_push": 113, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1434, forks 45 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:43.335106+00:00)

## What it is
An official Tailwind CSS plugin that adds container query utilities like @container and @lg: variants for styling elements based on their container's size. It is only needed for Tailwind CSS v3.2+, since container queries are built into Tailwind CSS v4.0 by default.

## Use cases
- style elements based on container size instead of viewport
- add container query support to Tailwind CSS v3
- build responsive components that adapt to their parent
- use named containers with container query variants
- define arbitrary container query breakpoints

## When to choose
- you are on Tailwind CSS v3.2+ and need container queries
- you want component-level responsiveness without media queries

## When to avoid
- you are using Tailwind CSS v4.0 or later, where container queries are built in
- you don't use Tailwind CSS

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: css-framework, ui-components
- domain: frontend, web-development, web-design
- platform: browser
- tags: tailwindcss, container-queries, responsive-design, css-plugin, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- tailwindlabs/tailwindcss-container-queries (main) score 60

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:43.335106+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:36:55.830077+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss-container-queries (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:43.335106+00:00, sha 9a9f5805722f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.